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Reading in the Rays

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Orange Mound Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Event Details:

Join us in the Green Space behind the Orange Mound Library! Relax, touch some grass, and a book too. Outdoor furniture will be provided but feel free to bring your own. 

Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Book Clubs, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Join us in the Green Space behind the Orange Mound Library! Relax, touch some grass, and a book too. Outdoor furniture will be provided but feel free to bring your own. 

Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

Photograph Notice

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Comic Book Club

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Meeting Room A (OM) at Orange Mound Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Literature Classes
Age Group:
Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Event Details:

Come join us for comic books and good company! We’ll have a wide selection of comics, generously donated by 901Comics, for you to enjoy. The comic book club is a fun way to rack up...

Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Meeting Room A (OM)
Age Group: Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Book Clubs, Literature Classes
Event Details:

Come join us for comic books and good company! We’ll have a wide selection of comics, generously donated by 901Comics, for you to enjoy.

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Photograph Notice

This event may be recorded or photographed for use by the Memphis Public Libraries or the City of Memphis for media, social media, broadcast, and/or print purposes.

Story Time

Story Time!

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Area (OM) at Orange Mound Library
Program Type:
Story Times
Age Group:
Children (Age 0-5)
Event Details:

Come and join us for a super cool story time! 

Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Children's Area (OM)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5)
Program Type: Story Times
Event Details:

Come and join us for a super cool story time! 

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Photograph Notice

This event may be recorded or photographed for use by the Memphis Public Libraries or the City of Memphis for media, social media, broadcast, and/or print purposes.

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Weekly Readers Club

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room A (OM) at Orange Mound Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Literacy Instruction, Literature Classes, Story Times
Age Group:
Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Event Details:

Join us every Wednesday this summer from 4:00 to 4:30 PM for our Weekly Reader Club! We will be reading Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.Bring your own copy o...

Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Meeting Room A (OM)
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Book Clubs, Literacy Instruction, Literature Classes, Story Times
Event Details:

Join us every Wednesday this summer from 4:00 to 4:30 PM for our Weekly Reader Club! We will be reading Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Creative Customs: Button Making Bash: Show Your Pride - Juneteenth and Pride Month Buttons

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Area (OM) at Orange Mound Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEAM arts
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Button pins are used to express a plethora of things from achievement badges to showing pride in one's community. Whatever idea or statement you’d like to convey there’s a button f...

Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Teen Area (OM)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM arts
Event Details:

Button pins are used to express a plethora of things from achievement badges to showing pride in one's community. Whatever idea or statement you’d like to convey there’s a button for it.

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Books and Bubbles

Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room A (OM) at Orange Mound Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Story Times
Age Group:
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Event Details:

Everything is better with bubbles...AND BOOKS!! Come and join us as we blow bubbles and read good books. 

Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Meeting Room A (OM)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Story Times
Event Details:

Everything is better with bubbles...AND BOOKS!! Come and join us as we blow bubbles and read good books. 

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Photograph Notice

This event may be recorded or photographed for use by the Memphis Public Libraries or the City of Memphis for media, social media, broadcast, and/or print purposes.

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Lego Club

Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room A (OM) at Orange Mound Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Games, STEAM arts
Age Group:
Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Event Details:

Join us for our monthly Lego Club. Try completing one of our Lego challenges, try your hand at one of the Lego sets in our collection, or create your own masterpiece!  

Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Meeting Room A (OM)
Age Group: Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games, STEAM arts
Event Details:

Join us for our monthly Lego Club. Try completing one of our Lego challenges, try your hand at one of the Lego sets in our collection, or create your own masterpiece! 

 

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Photograph Notice

This event may be recorded or photographed for use by the Memphis Public Libraries or the City of Memphis for media, social media, broadcast, and/or print purposes.

The People's Poetry Club

Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Genealogy Room (OM) at Orange Mound Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Literature Classes, Poetry and Writing
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Event Details:

Curious about poetry? Is it for you? Join us at the Orange Mound Library for The People's Poetry Club, where we prefer poems that speak to you instead of at you. 

Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Genealogy Room (OM)
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Book Clubs, Literature Classes, Poetry and Writing
Event Details:

Curious about poetry? Is it for you? Join us at the Orange Mound Library for The People's Poetry Club, where we prefer poems that speak to you instead of at you.

 

Painting of pyramid, desert, and keyboard.

Juneteenth Paint and Sip!

Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room A & B (OM) at Orange Mound Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Cultural Awareness, History/Genealogy, Holidays, Neighborhood Events
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Event Details:

Join us for a vibrant and empowering Juneteenth Paint & Sip Party, where creativity meets celebration! This event is a tribute to freedom, history, and culture, as we come toge...

Required
Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Meeting Room A & B (OM)
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Cultural Awareness, History/Genealogy, Holidays, Neighborhood Events
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Join us for a vibrant and empowering Juneteenth Paint & Sip Party, where creativity meets celebration! This event is a tribute to freedom, history, and culture, as we come together to honor Juneteenth.

Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

Resume Workshop Flyer

Resume Workshop

Monday, June 16, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Genealogy Room (OM) at Orange Mound Library
Program Type:
Computers and Technology, Job and Career
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Applying for jobs? Bring in your existing resume for review or create a brand-new resume using the Peterson's resume builder. We'll show you the essentials of constructing a solid ...

Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Genealogy Room (OM)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Computers and Technology, Job and Career
Event Details:

Applying for jobs? Bring in your existing resume for review or create a brand-new resume using the Peterson's resume builder.

Story Time

Story Time!

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Area (OM) at Orange Mound Library
Program Type:
Story Times
Age Group:
Children (Age 0-5)
Event Details:

Come and join us for a super cool story time! 

Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Children's Area (OM)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5)
Program Type: Story Times
Event Details:

Come and join us for a super cool story time! 

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Photograph Notice

This event may be recorded or photographed for use by the Memphis Public Libraries or the City of Memphis for media, social media, broadcast, and/or print purposes.

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Weekly Readers Club

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Teen Area (OM) at Orange Mound Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Literacy Instruction, Literature Classes, Story Times
Age Group:
Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Event Details:

Join us every Wednesday this summer from 4:00 to 4:30 PM for our Weekly Reader Club! We will be reading Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.Bring your own copy o...

Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Teen Area (OM)
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Book Clubs, Literacy Instruction, Literature Classes, Story Times
Event Details:

Join us every Wednesday this summer from 4:00 to 4:30 PM for our Weekly Reader Club! We will be reading Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Sight Word Hopscotch!!

Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room A (OM) at Orange Mound Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Event Details:

School is out, but learning is always in! Join us in playing a fun game of sight word hopscotch. Don't step on the line, lose your balance, or forget the sight word. See you there.

Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Meeting Room A (OM)
Age Group: Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

School is out, but learning is always in! Join us in playing a fun game of sight word hopscotch. Don't step on the line, lose your balance, or forget the sight word. See you there.

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Photograph Notice

This event may be recorded or photographed for use by the Memphis Public Libraries or the City of Memphis for media, social media, broadcast, and/or print purposes.

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Comic Book Club

Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Meeting Room A (OM) at Orange Mound Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Literature Classes
Age Group:
Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Event Details:

Come join us for comics and good company! We’ll have a wide selection of comics, generously donated by 901Comics, for you to enjoy. The comic book club is a fun way to rack up read...

Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Meeting Room A (OM)
Age Group: Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Book Clubs, Literature Classes
Event Details:

Come join us for comics and good company! We’ll have a wide selection of comics, generously donated by 901Comics, for you to enjoy.

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Photograph Notice

This event may be recorded or photographed for use by the Memphis Public Libraries or the City of Memphis for media, social media, broadcast, and/or print purposes.

Story Time

Story Time!

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Area (OM) at Orange Mound Library
Program Type:
Story Times
Age Group:
Children (Age 0-5)
Event Details:

Come and join us for a super cool story time! 

Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Children's Area (OM)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5)
Program Type: Story Times
Event Details:

Come and join us for a super cool story time! 

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Photograph Notice

This event may be recorded or photographed for use by the Memphis Public Libraries or the City of Memphis for media, social media, broadcast, and/or print purposes.

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Weekly Readers Club

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Teen Area (OM) at Orange Mound Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Literacy Instruction, Literature Classes, Story Times
Age Group:
Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Event Details:

Join us every Wednesday this summer from 4:00 to 4:30 PM for our Weekly Reader Club! We will be reading Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.Bring your own copy o...

Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Teen Area (OM)
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Book Clubs, Literacy Instruction, Literature Classes, Story Times
Event Details:

Join us every Wednesday this summer from 4:00 to 4:30 PM for our Weekly Reader Club! We will be reading Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Remix the Story!

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A (OM) at Orange Mound Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Story Times
Age Group:
Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Event Details:

Read a picture book and think you can tell it better? Remix the story! Let's read aloud a book together and retell it in our own way. What if The Three Little Pigs were T...

Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Meeting Room A (OM)
Age Group: Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Story Times
Event Details:

Read a picture book and think you can tell it better? Remix the story! Let's read aloud a book together and retell it in our own way. What if The Three Little Pigs were The Three Fat Alien Hogs?

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Photograph Notice

This event may be recorded or photographed for use by the Memphis Public Libraries or the City of Memphis for media, social media, broadcast, and/or print purposes.

Computer Basics Flyer "Every Last Friday"

Computer Basics Class

Friday, June 27, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Genealogy Room (OM) at Orange Mound Library
Program Type:
Computers and Technology, Job and Career
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Are you new to computers or looking to freshen up on your skills? Please join us for our computer basics class! Come learn about accessing essential tools on the desktop and on the...

Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Genealogy Room (OM)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Computers and Technology, Job and Career
Event Details:

Are you new to computers or looking to freshen up on your skills? Please join us for our computer basics class! Come learn about accessing essential tools on the desktop and on the web. We can't wait for you to join us! 

Creative Customs: Step by Step Drawing

Friday, June 27, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room A (OM) at Orange Mound Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEAM arts
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Drawing can seem intimidating for beginners. This program teaches teens the basics of drawing including basic sketching, shading and figure drawing! We can't wait for you to join u...

Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Meeting Room A (OM)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM arts
Event Details:

Drawing can seem intimidating for beginners. This program teaches teens the basics of drawing including basic sketching, shading and figure drawing! We can't wait for you to join us! 

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

The Historic Orange Mound Lecture Series with Dr. Charles Williams: The Church and Religion in Orange Mound

Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Meeting Room A & B (OM) at Orange Mound Library
Program Type:
Author Events, Community Information, Cultural Awareness, History/Genealogy
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Event Details:

Join us for The Historic Orange Mound Lectures led by anthropologist, Dr. Charles Williams. Dr. Williams will speak on the different dimensions of Orange Mound’s social infrastruct...

Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Meeting Room A & B (OM)
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults-Seniors
Program Type: Author Events, Community Information, Cultural Awareness, History/Genealogy
Event Details:

Join us for The Historic Orange Mound Lectures led by anthropologist, Dr. Charles Williams. Dr.

Story Time

Story Time!

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Area (OM) at Orange Mound Library
Program Type:
Story Times
Age Group:
Children (Age 0-5)
Event Details:

Come and join us for a super cool story time! 

Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Children's Area (OM)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5)
Program Type: Story Times
Event Details:

Come and join us for a super cool story time! 

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Photograph Notice

This event may be recorded or photographed for use by the Memphis Public Libraries or the City of Memphis for media, social media, broadcast, and/or print purposes.

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Weekly Readers Club

Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Teen Area (OM) at Orange Mound Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Literacy Instruction, Literature Classes, Story Times
Age Group:
Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Event Details:

Join us every Wednesday this summer from 4:00 to 4:30 PM for our Weekly Reader Club! We will be reading Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.Bring your own copy o...

Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Teen Area (OM)
Age Group: Tweens (Age 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Book Clubs, Literacy Instruction, Literature Classes, Story Times
Event Details:

Join us every Wednesday this summer from 4:00 to 4:30 PM for our Weekly Reader Club! We will be reading Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Sight Word Hopscotch!!

Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room A (OM) at Orange Mound Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Event Details:

School is out, but learning is always in! Join us in playing a fun game of sight word hopscotch. Don't step on the line, lose your balance, or forget the sight word. See you there.

Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Room: Meeting Room A (OM)
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-8), Tweens (Age 8-12)
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

School is out, but learning is always in! Join us in playing a fun game of sight word hopscotch. Don't step on the line, lose your balance, or forget the sight word. See you there.

Special Notes

Friends of the Library

This event made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Photograph Notice

This event may be recorded or photographed for use by the Memphis Public Libraries or the City of Memphis for media, social media, broadcast, and/or print purposes.

Crossword Puzzle

Festive Fact Finders: Monthly Crossword Puzzles

Monday, July 7, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Orange Mound Library
Program Type:
Cultural Awareness, Games, History/Genealogy, Holidays
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Want to test your knowledge with different subjects, from pop culture to history and fashion, maybe even learn something new? A crossword puzzle is a great way to do that! Even bet...

Library Branch: Orange Mound Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Cultural Awareness, Games, History/Genealogy, Holidays
Event Details:

Want to test your knowledge with different subjects, from pop culture to history and fashion, maybe even learn something new? A crossword puzzle is a great way to do that! Even better with some friendly competition.